on dit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of on dit
literally: it is said, they say
Example Sentences
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In terms of the terrain, the on dit is that it's not the Alps – only the Alps are the Alps – but that it will be a challenge nonetheless because there's less flat.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013
The on dit is that metropolitan hotels are now the favored working, socializing and culture-consuming loci of the mediatized professional.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
They say, on dit, I mean, which is not translatable into English, that this is the age of Materialism and Utilitarianism.
From Canada and the Canadians Volume I by Richard Henry Bonnycastle
"Les on dit font la gazette des fous!" cried the captain, impatiently, stroking Florence's little King Charles.
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
Though Voltaire relates this as a matter of fact, it is doubtful if it be more than an on dit which he had picked up in London society.
From Milton by Mark Pattison
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